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  • 1 quarter

    n. fjärdedel; kvarter, grannskap; kvart; kvartal; område; stadsdel; nåd; förskoning
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    v. dela i fyra lika delar; kvadrera, fyrdela; stycka i fyra delar; hysa, inkvartera; bli inkvarterad
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    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 cent, 25-centsmynt
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) håll
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pardon, nåd
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bakfjärding, bakdel
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) månkvarter
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) period
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) kvartalstermin, halv termin
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dela i fyra delar
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dela med fyra
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) inkvartera
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) en gång i kvartalet
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidskrift
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Swedish dictionary > quarter

См. также в других словарях:

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  • quarter-horse — quarˈter horse noun (US) A horse that can run a quarter of a mile or so at great speed • • • Main Entry: ↑quarter …   Useful english dictionary

  • quarter horse — noun Etymology: from its high speed for distances up to a quarter of a mile Date: 1834 any of a breed of compact muscular saddle horses developed in the United States and characterized by great endurance and by high speed for short distances …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Quarter Horse — noun a horse of a small stocky agile breed, reputed to be the fastest breed over a quarter of a mile …   English new terms dictionary

  • quarter horse — noun (C) a strong horse in the US, bred to run short races, usually of a quarter of a mile …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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